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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1935)
Thursday, June 13, 1935 POULTRY • K T 5 CHICK SEXING IS NO FAD, MYSTERY Plan May Be Costly to Most Farm Flock Owners. U r H . It A lp , P o u ltr y S p e c ia lis t. C o l l . l . at A s r lc u lts r e , U n iv e rs ity o f lllln o la .— W N U ■ a rrlc a . “ H exing* baby ch irk«, the lateat In novation In modern p o u ltry ra ilin g , la no longer a fad or a m ystery, but It m ay be o f lim ite d value to the gen era l run of fa rm flock ow ner*. In te r est In the question 1« a t the peak when th e baby chick season Is a t Its height. B uying sexed chickens so as to get only pullets and no cockerels may lie ju s tified In c e rta in Instances. O n the o ther hand the flock ow ner should weigh the Increased In itia l cost o f the chicks, the heavier losses fro m m or ta lity as a resu lt o f the higher cost of the chicks and the loss of Incom e from the sale o f cockerels. H o w cockerels help reduce the cost o f raising pullets Is shown In the 1934 records from 37 Illin o is p ou ltry flocks whose owners kept records In co-opera- tlon w ith the college. Most of these flocks w ere Leghorn. F o r every pullet placed In the layin g flock lu the fu ll, th e re was an Income o f 40 cents from the sale of cockerels. T hu s the cock erels on these farm s reduce the cost o f raising each p u llet 40 cents. M o rta lity loss Is an o ther fac to r w hich weighs heavily In deciding w h e th e r or not to buy sexed chicks. In many Instances chick m o rta lity runs ns high us 20 [w r cent. In a cockerel- p u llet flock th is Is not extrem ely seri ous. H o w ever, a 20 per cent death loss In a flock composed e n tire ly of pullets would be much more serious because pullets usually are valued higher than cockerels. T h e re Is no m ystery or secret about chick sexlng. I t is m erely the tu rn ing out of the re n t of new ly hatched ch irk s fo r the purpose of looking fo r a sm all prom inence sm aller than the head o f an o rd lu ary pin which Is lo cated at the edge o f the v e n t Any w ell-defined prom inence Is a fa irly ac cu ra te sign o f a m ale chick. This method or technique o f m nklng thia ex am in atio n varies somewhat, but It tnkes considerable practice to do the w ork accu rately, quickly and w ithout harm to the chicks. Ground Cobs Are Popular for Brooder House Litter G round corn cobs have become quite popular as a litte r In brooder houses fo r chicks the past few years, reports John Van d ervo rt. p ou ltry extension s|*eclallst o f the Pennsylvania State college. G rin d in g the cobs Into pieces from one-qu arter to one-half Inch In size Is recommended. T h is litte r. Just as a ll litte rs , should be stirred every other day so th a t the droppings w ill w ork to the bottom. I t Is also Im p ortan t th at th is tn nterlal he covered w ith pa pers c r hags the first few days. Home o th e r litte rs commonly used a re shavings, peat moss, cut straw , sugar cane, peanut shells, dried saw dust nnd hay chaff. T h e m aterials should be fre e from dust, must and molds nnd should be changed as often ns necessary to keep the house clean and dry. Each poultry-man should de cide which Is the best m a te ria l for him to use, considering cost, sa n ita tion nnd labor necessary In cleaning. Off-Colored Poults In the best o f Bronze tu rke y flocks, a few light-colored, or slate colored |K)ults occur each year. T h e re has been much s|>eculatlon among tu rke y breeders as to the cause o f this v a ria tion. I t can scarcely be due to atavism because W h ite or Slate tu rkeys have not been used In the m ake-up o f the Bronze breed, the Bronze having been d erived from the w ild tu rkey, and the W h ite nnd S late In tu rn established fro m sports of the Bronze. Many breeders believe th at they a re the re sult o f an Intensive breeding fo r color and It Is alleged th at w here they are used ns breeders th e ir offspring usual ly are o f b e tte r color than those from the b e tte r colored breeders.— M issouri F a rm e r. Poultry Notes A ll classes o f dom esticated and w ild birds are susceptible to coccldlosls. • • • Nebraska farm e rs have reduced the num ber o f hens nnd pullets on fnrms. see T h e re Is no profit in tre a tin g sick chicks. Disease outbreaks should be prevented. • • • I f fine q u a lity eggs are preserved p ro perly they can be used sa tis fac to rily six to ten months later. T IM E S , W IL L A M IN A , O K E G O N Expert Warns of Worm Damage Severest Outbreak Foreseen by Leading Entomologist in Illinois. By W . P. F lin t, Chief Entomologist, Illlo o i. State N atu ral Hiatory Survey.— W N U Service. O ne o f th e most severe outbreaks o f a rm y w orm s th a t Illin o is bns had in re cent years la th rea ten ed , and farm e rs should be on g u a rd to protect tb e lr crops. A lthough th e o utb reak w ill be spot ted and w ill not occur In all sections o f th e state, severe dam age w ill be done In m any areas. I t w ill be w ell to keep c a re fu l w atch on a ll heavy stands o f g ra in or heavy bluegrass pastures and get th e w orm s before they cause se ri ous damage. W h ile a rm y w orm s m ay destroy en tir e areas o f bluegrass pastu re or fields o f sm all g ra in or young corn In a short tim e, th ey can be com pletely and cheaply con tro lled by the use o f poisoned bran b aits. T h e b ait th a t has been most g e n e ra lly used has a base o f one pound o f p a rls green mixed dry w ith 25 pounds o f bran. W hen this Is thoroughly m ixed, th ere Is added three gallons o f w a te r In which tw o q uarts o f cheap molasses, p refe ra b ly black strap , has been thoroughly dissolved. A new b a it, w ith w hich J. I I . Bigger, field entom ologist o f the Illin o is state n a tu ra l history survey, has been w o rk ing d u rin g the past year fo r cutw orm co n tro l, uses o il Instead o f w a te r and molasses. T h is b a it Is made by th o r oughly m ixin g 25 pounds o f bran and one pound o f p a rls green o r w hite arsenic. T h e n tw o q uarts o f a light grad e o il o f an S. A. B. 2U viscosity Is added. N o w a te r o r molasses Is used. T h e b a it should be thoroughly mixed so th a t th e o il gets on every p article o f th e bran. Early Fighting of Moth Important to Fruit Men T h e codling m oth can alm ost ce r ta in ly be counted on as the num ber one ap p le Insect pest this year, as serts a b u lletin fro m the U n ited States Ite p n rtm e n t o f A g ricu ltu re. G ro w ers spend enorm ous sums to com bat It, but th is pest has become Increasing ly destructive, according to Lee A. Strong, c h ie f o f th e bureau o f en tomology and p la n t q u aran tine. Strong a ttrib u te s th is increase to the g re a te r age o f ap p le treea, to the abandon m ent o f some orchards and to w ea th e r fa v o ra b le to moth developm ent. A g rea t m any codling moths have been w in te rin g in cocoons in crevices beneath th e loose bark o f trees, in coarse trash on th e ground. In con tain ers used to handle w orm y fr u it and In (lacking sheds. C leaning up a ll these places w h ile th e moths are In ac tiv e Is the ounce o f prevention th at Is w orth m any tim es over, the pound o f cure In the fo rm o f Insecticides. M easures o th e r th an spraying, th ere fore, are very Im p o rtan t. O ne o f the best. Strong says. Is a thorough house- cleaning o f orchard« and packing houses e a rly In th e season. Page 7 put In th e cache by th e ’ G re a t S p ir it* fo r use only in tim e o f d ire need, and died w ith o u t re ve alin g w here I t was, and refusin g to te ll how he found IL T h e cache Is believed to lie am ong the h ills In th e W h ite C o u rt d is t r ic t I t Is described as a “prospector's dream — a cave lined w ith pure gold.” T h e legend is th a t although Moos- tas knew o f the existence o f the cache fo r years, he visited It only once. S everal ye ars ago, when an In d ian trib e In W h ite C o u rt d is tric t faced s ta rv a tio n , O ld M ooatas bitched up tw o ponies and w en t In to the b ills. T w o days la te r, he w alke d In to a tra d in g post a t W h ite C o u rt, dumped a “ poke” o f gold Duggets on the counter and bought o u t th e store. C anadian Sourdoughs Seek L e g e n d a ry C avern o f G old O ne o f th e most am azing gold h un ts In C anada's m ining history Is planned by A lb e rta prospectors. W ith o u t p ro o f th a t It even exists, h ardened sourdoughs are plann ing to h u n t th e m any b ills o f th e f t b lt e C ourt a rea fo r the legendary “gold «ache“ o f O ld Moostaa, seventy-nlne- rear-old In d ia n , around whose p ia rle d figu re a legend o f fabulous rich es and su p ers titio n was weaved ey prospectors several years ago. A t th a t tim e be saved a trib e o f Ind ian s from s ta rv a tio n by bringing back a •bag o f gold’’ fro m the secret cache si the bills. M ooatas believed th a t the gold was H e d is trib u ted th e food and o th e r goods am ong th e s ta rv in g Ind ian s, and then re tire d to a la zy existence on th e In d ia n s e ttle m e n t T h e n sta rte d a long b a ttle o f w its betw een prospectors and the old In d ian. F o r years w h ite men trie d to w rest the secret fro m him . T h e y plied him w ith questions aDd made m any en ticing offers, but the old In dian rebuffed them w ith stoical si lence. F o r months his ev ery move m ent a w a y fro m cam p w as closely w atched, bnt M oostaa never visited the cache again. Experienced H e — D a rlin g , you don’t kn o w how I love you. She— O h, yes I d o ! I ’ ve had lo ti o f 'em th ia w ay. WHEN LIVES ARE AT STAKE p ro te c tio n t h a t ra c e d riv e r s d e m a n d KELLY PETILLO O N M A Y JO, W O N blowout protection built into Firestone G um -Dipped Tires. H e drove his 5 0 0 0 pound car over the hot salt beds at Lake Bonneville, Utah, 3 0 0 0 miles in 2314 hoars. This was an average speed o f 127.2 m iles per hour, and although temperatures were as high as 1 2 0 °, he had no blowouts o r tire trouble o f any kind. th e 5 0 0 - M il e In d ia n a p o lis R ace on Firestone Tires, breaking the track record and driving the entire distance at a rate o f 1 0 6 .2 4 miles per hour. T h i s r e c o r d is a n o a t s t a n d i n g dem onstration o f tire efficiency. T o go 500 miles in less than five hours on this rough a n d b u m p y 2 6 - y e a r - o ld b r i c k t r a c k , w it h o u t t i r e t r o u b le o f a n y k in d , demonstrates the strength and blowout protection that Firestone builds into their G um -Dipped Tires. A B J E N K IN S A L S O These records are made possible by special construction features b u ilt into Firestone Tires. T a ke no chances— protect your life and the lives o f others by letting us equip your car w ith Firestone Tires and give you the Safety and Blowout Protection that race drivers demand. R ECENTLY demonstrated the stamina, efficiency, »««t B e fo re y o u b u y n e w fire s a s k y o u rs e lf these th re e q u e s tio n s 1 — " W ill the tread fiv e me the greatest tr a c tio n a n d p ro te c tio n a g a in s t „ skidding?" 2 — " A r e they buiit to give me the greatest blowout protection?" 3 — -" W ith o u t s a c r ific in g th ese tw o im portant safety, features will they give me longer mileage, thus making them the most economical tires I can buy? Firestone tira» stop carjy 15 to 2 5 % quicker.. A N S W E R N o . 1— Leading u n iv e rs ity tests show Firestone H ig h Speed T ire s stop y o u r c a r 15% q u ic k e r th a n th e best o f a ll p op u lar m akes o f tires. A N S W E R N ®. g— U nequaled p erfo rm ance records fo r sixteen consecutive years prove t h a t G u m - D ip p in g gives you th e g reatest blo w o u t p ro te c tio n ever k n o w n . A N S W E R N o . 3-WbThousands o f car owners re p o rt u n e q u a le d m ile a g e re c o rd s — e v id e n c e o f th e lo n g e r w ear an d g re a te r econom y o f Firestone H ig h Speed Tires. Volum e— Direct Purchasing— Straight Line M anufacturing and Efficient and Economical System o f Distributing to our 500 Stores and to 30,000 Dealers, enables Firestone to give you greater values at lowest prices i G u m -D ip p e d cords 'g iv e g re a te r b lo w o u t i protection.Gum-Dipping is not used in other tires. Examine the Clover R ed clover cut fo r hay In 1934 and le ft over fo r 1935 may prove to be a serious disappointm ent, w arn agrono mists a t P u rd u e u niversity. T h e y say th a t very o ften root borers are pres en t when clover is le ft fo r the th ird year, w hich w ill destroy the crop. F arm ers a re advised to watch their clover c a re fu lly In the ea riy p a rt of the grow ing season. I f plants begin to w ith e r and th e stand starts to th in out, It w ill be advisable to plow up the clover and seed to soy beans or some o th e r crop. I f the clover keeps rig h t on grow ing, w ith no sign o f In Jury, the crop should he saved. Large Udders Cows o f high production alm ost In v a ria b ly have larg e udders and, as a ru le, th e udders o f such cows rem ain larg e throughout most o f the lactation period. T h e size decreases somewhat, fo llo w in g each m ilkin g . Extending fo rw a rd fro m the udder on the under side o f th e body a re the m ilk veins w hich c a rry blood from the udder to- w nrd th e h eart and In high-producing cows usually a re large. T h e y o rd i n a rily increase In size fro m first calv ing up to m n tu rlty . A well-developed, larg e udder and larg e m ilk veins are good Indications o f d a iry capacity, a l though they are not In fa llib le guides Care of Berries T o produce at th e ir best, berry bushes must he p ro perly pruned and tra in ed . In general, the aim In prun ing should be to accomplish two th in g s : F irs t, to remove old canes w hich have produced th e ir crop and are, th ere fo re, o f no more value to the p la n t, and to cut off the tips o f new canes o f c e rta in v a rieties which have borne f r u i t ; second, to provide a sup ply o f new shoots fo r berry produc tion the fo llo w in g season. T h e system w ill va ry w ith v a rie tie s and according to th e w ire tre llis support used. CEMTUIT PROGRESS TTPE B u il t w i t h h ig h HIGH SPEED TYPE W e s e le c t f r o m o u r enormous stocks o f raw m a te ria ls th e best and highest grade rubber and cotton fo r the H ig h Speed T ire . In o u r factory we select the most experienced and skilled tire makers to b u i l d t h is t i r e . I t is accurately balanced and rigid ly inspected and we know i t is as perfect as h u m a n in g e n u i t y c a n m ake it. $ 7 45 e q u a l o r s u p e rio r to a n y a o -r a ile d F irs t G r a d e , S u p e r o r IX e L u ve lin e s r e g a r d le s s o f n a m e, b ra n d or by w h o m ***■ » ■»- fa c tu ra d . 1 « ’ - c a r s u p c i aoea to a n y .p e d a l b ra n d t i r e m a n u fa c tu r e d f o r m aaa d is tr ib u to r s ’ , a d v e rtis e d f ir s t lin e w i t h o u t th e m a n u f a c t u r e r 's n a m e o r g u a r* a n te e . 4.50- 21______ 4.75-19______ 5.00-19______ 5.25-18______ 5.50- 17______ 6.00-16______ 4.75-19 HD___ 5.00-19 HD__ 5.25-18 HD___ 5.50- 17 HD___ 6.00-17 H D _ 6.50- 19 H D _ P R IC E 8 7.75 8.XO 8.75 10.70 11.85 10.05 11.05 12.20 12.75 14.30 17.45 Other Sizer Proportionately Low 4**4* Listen to t ie Voice » / flrrri— _ -—featarnsg R ich ard Croaks, G lodyt Suartbont, Nelson Eddy, or Margaret Speaks—every Monday ntebt over N. B . C. ~ V E A F Network. . . A EtveSlar Program G o o d q u a lity a n d w o rk m a n a h ip . C a r r ie s th e F ire s to n e n a m e and g u a ra n te e - e q u a l o r s u p e rio r to a n y t ir e m a d e in th is p r ic e class. G o o d q u a lity a n d w o rk m a n a h ip — c a r r ie s th e F ire s to n e n a m e an d g u a ra n te e . S o ld as lo w as m a n y in fe r io r tir e a t h a t a re m a d e t o s e ll a t a p ric e . S6 es s6 ’s !5 5.’ Jd 105 S IZ E S IZ E ^ ^ 4 .4 0 -2 1 4.5 0 - 21 4 .7 3 -1 9 5.25-18 5 .5 0 - 18 P R IC E •7-3« 7-75 9-za 10.4a O th er Sira« Proportionately Low ^ ^ « .4 0 -2 1 S IZ E 4 .5 0 - 21 5 .0 0 -1 9 5 .2 5 -1 8 5 .5 0 - 17 P R IC E • ♦ .6 s 7.55 • 4« 9 .z a Öftrer S iiM Proportionately Low ■3013« 4 40-21 S IZ E 4 .5 0 - 21 4 .7 5 -19 5.25-18 5 .5 0 - 19 CL P R IC E t*.a s 6.4« 7.aa ••7 5 O ther Sizes Proportionately Lew P R IC E 4.40-21 •4 -7 5 4.50-21 5 -Z 5 4 .7 5 -1 9 5 -5 S BUTTERIES SPARK PLUGS 4.50-20 S IZ E COURIER TTPE | 0L3FIELI TYPE > B u i l t o t h ig h g ra d e m a t e r ia l» — LEAKPROOF TOBES Q uick spark — w ith stand h e a t — longer life . S e a le d a g a in s t a ir le a k a g e to give greater m ileage. 4.40-21 4.50-21 4.75-21 Each in Sets -SS.45 'Firestone
